Discovering Luxembourg

Communication and Media

Telephone, Mobile Phone, and Internet Services To be connected to a landline network, an initial subscription must be taken with P&T Luxembourg, the national Luxembourg telecommunications company. Once a contract has been signed with P&T, the customer is free to choose services from another provider. Packages are available for internet and mobile telephone, as well as landline services, and some companies provide packages incorporating all three. Providers include:  P&T Luxembourg: Landline and Mobile

 Tango: Landline, Mobile, Internet  Orange: Landline, Mobile, Internet  Post: Landline, Mobile, Internet

To set-up an account, you will need to appear in-person at the telecom provider and submit the following documents: passport, proof of address (a utility bill or property rental contract), bank account details for direct debit, and an employment contract.

Television Most Luxembourg households are connected to cable television, with more than 80 television and 40 radio channels available in French, German, English, Italian, Portuguese, and other languages. English-language TV channels include BBC World, CNBC, and Eurosport. The major cable companies in Luxembourg are:  Eltrona, www.eltrona.lu  Numericable, www.numericable.lu  Post, www.tele.lu  Orange, www.orange.lu Newspapers Luxembourg has a wide variety of daily and weekly newspapers that cover topics such as business, politics, social events and shopping. Newspapers are printed in both German and French. Postal Service Stamps are sold by the unit or in books of 10 or 20 at post offices and news agents. Visit www.post.lu and select your town to find the nearest letter box and pick-up time. Specific rates apply for sending mail within Luxembourg, to the EU and Switzerland, and for the rest of the world, depending on the weight and size of the letter. Refer to the English-language guide to send parcels from Luxembourg. Restrictions exist on some items (such as alcohol and tobacco) and vary significantly depending on whether the goods are sent from an EU or non-EU country. Mail forwarding services require proof of identity, proof of the old address, and details of the new address.

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